Brief visit to Tow Foo ...

it's been too long ... we miss Tow Foo Sportfishing
after months of nagging sifu to take me snakehead fishing, we settled for Tow Foo

1st catch of the day: tinfoil barb ... approx 1kg

it's the biggest tinfoil barb i've ever seen 

next was moi ... can still scarcely believe its size despite hooking one meself

surprisingly not much fight ... the smaller ones, 'specially from kenyir or temenggor, put up a better fight 

(vid to come later)

 this 6.5kg rohu was tackled by a young teenager .. hatz off to him 

Aziz, the ever genial Renaissance man-cum-resident chef releasing the fish after helping to weigh it

1st time seeing a rohu of such size and its colour ... reminds me of mangrove jacks

sifu's catfish on Xzoga PE1 with Twinpower 1000

(vid later)

 just nice for lunch ... sifu's fish 
in addition to kung pao chicken, blanched veg and fried eggs 

some of Tow Foo's "notices"

miss the Complaints Dept notice .. it is a good one 

kenyir December 2012

'twas good to return to kenyir
'tho with a different group of friends and different set up

... the night drive is fog filled as usual ... thicker than before ... handphone cam doesn't do the fog justice

view from Pengkalan Gawi

 flotilla of houseboats line the shore

loading our gear onto the houseboat ... houseboat instead of water chalets
been sometime since i last stayed in one
been wanting to have a go with one of these groups ever since seeing their regular catches

 another beautiful morning ... the heavens declare Your glory, the skies proclaim the work of Your hands O Lord ...

Bewah was our port of call this round ...

unfortunately, it didn't rain a single drop the four days we were there 
def not good for those of us who target hampala barbs (sebarau)
pretty barren, too, nary hide nor hair of baitfish 
which means no predators in the neighbourhood either

some members of the group managed to get but 'twas a far cry from the 'usual'
recent feedback from those who're currently in kenyir gives hope

bait/bottom fishing at night was more fruitful
netted a coupla catfish
as usual the big ones got away ... not an angler's tall tale 
just the more down to earth forgetfulness that i was using circle hooks instead of the usual
that forgetfulness led me to strike when i shouldn't have ... *sighhhh*
thrice the rod and reel combo was yanked without warning ...
no nibble, no shaking of the rod ... all was quiet and enough to put one to sleep
the next instance, rod&reel combo almost became kenyir's new permanent fixtures twice over
fantastic ... wanna return for that
despite the downgrade in facilities from what i'm more accustomed to

till next monsoon season ... !